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CVE-2005-2898 Details

Description

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. FileZilla 2.2.14b and 2.2.15, and possibly earlier versions, when "Use secure mode" is disabled, uses a weak encryption scheme to store the user's password in the configuration settings file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information. NOTE: the vendor has disputed the issue, stating that "the problem is not a vulnerability at all, but in fact a fundamental issue of every single program that can store passwords transparently.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1328 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112577523810442&w=2 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605448327521&w=2 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22135 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14730 CVEExploit

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
filezilla filezilla
2.2.14b
2.2.15

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:filezilla:filezilla:2.2.14b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:filezilla:filezilla:2.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

13 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-2898
NVD Published Date:
Sep 14, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]